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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Many com
plants have been received at the post
office department that merchandise pack
ages sent from this country to Mexico
under the provisions of the postal treaty
which went into effect July lst last, have
been detained at paso del Norte, Mexico,
IN many instances for more than month.
Colonel N. NJ. Bell, chief OF the foreign
mails office, will call the attention OF the
Mexican government to this fact, and
request that the Irregularities complained
OF be promptly removed.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

Andy Johnson, who has been on trial
at Prineeyille, Kentucky for the murder
OF the four-year-old child Of Josiah Hos
kins, has been acquitted. At the same
time he killed the chili he murdered her
father and Thomas Napper, who were in
the buggy with her. In addition to these
he has two other murders to his credit.
lie is about the most celebrated Of the
mountain desporadoss.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

The london Times protests against the
treatment to which British sealers in the
Behring sea are subjected by the Ameri-
can authorities in Alaska, and suggests
that the Government send cruiser to
the Alaskan waters to secure strictly le-
gal treatment for British vessels.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

GFEESvulE, Ohio, Sept, 5.-The coun-
ty treasurer's safe doors were blown open
this morning and i4s,0oo missing. The
treasurer, John 5. Simon, is not at home,
but it is rumored he only went to Yer
sallles last night to visit his father aud is
on his way back,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

A delegation OF the Chinese govern
ment officials are now IN consultation
with number Of capitalists from Phila-
delphia in reference TO the building Of
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines
in China; and also to operate thorough
banking system with the enterprise.
The capital isfurnished from PHILADELPHIA.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

New York, August 3l.-Michael b.
Grace has returned from England, where
he engaged in successful negotiation
between the Peruvian government and
the English bondholders. lie represent
el the English bondhol lers. The whole
issue OF bonds was thirty-two million
sterling. The bondsmen in return for
the bonds get control OF all the railroads
IN feru Tor sixty years, on condition that
at the end Of that time the roads with all
the extensions be returned to the Govern
ment. There are 500 miles of railroad in
Peru, The Government is to receive 20
per cent of the net income from these
roads.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

1t is believed that the rineleader Of the
fanago tram robbers was a young outla
named Iluges, and that he has escsf
into Mexico.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

Michael Corlin fell into deep pit under
a new building at Portland, and was found
dead recently.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

The killing Of William Caldwell bg
Thomas Lemon, near La Grande. o.,
Sunday, proves to have beena cowaf
murder.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

An lneeniiary who hal fred the prop
erty Of Mrs b. Greenwcll at Evansville.
Butte county, assaulted the owners son
while he was trying to extinguish the
flames.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

CAIRO, August, 30.-rhe Kabbabish
tribe defeated Deryishes in the Bcgara
country, killing 1900. Abyssinans
are moving against the Dervishes via
SEMINAR
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

Several months ago decision wag
reached between the American Minister
and the Foreign Office TO refer the quas-
tons of dispute growing out Of the Gaua-
dian fisheries to a commission. This has
been approved by the State Department.
1t IL on account OF this concession upon
The part Of the English Government that
President Cleveland has not exercised tho
authority given him by congress to close
our ports to Canadian fisheries. Tonight
il is announced that the Right Hon. 10
seph Chamberlain has accepted the Pres
idency Of the English Commission. This
viii retire him from his embarrassing no.
sition in politics here He is not willing
to follow the Tory Ministry in its Irish poll
icy, and he has not been quite ready TO
seperate from the Liberal Unionists. The
Ministry have given him this place as a
solution Of the affair.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

The Marysville robbery remains mys-
tery, though Gassaway has told his story
TO the detectives.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

About noon on Friday last the passen-
ger train from Leadyile on the Denver &
Rio Grande road struck large rock that
had fallen from lie bluff near Beaver
Creek The iocomoti d was wrecked
and engineer, David Shaw, was killed.
Several ttamps We're stealing ride. One
OF them was killed and two badly woun-
ded. The accident occurred at one o'clock
less than one mile west Of Beaver station.
great mass of rock and earth had fallen
from the bluffs and crushed bridge over
a small ravine The train was coming
from Leadyille at fast speed The fire.
man, Stevens, saw the landslide first and
called ont to the engineer to jump, at the
same jumping himself; but Shaw, instead
ol doing so, reversed and put on the
brakes, which undoubtedly saved the
Then instant the engine
was total wreck. Shaw's head was
caught between the engine and tender az
hey separated, the brains being spilled
1ut. One arm was severed, and the whole
ooiy literally cooked by the escaping
steam.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

Frederick Reed, pioneer, committed
suicide at Grass Valley last week.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

The first litigation growing out OF the
Chatsworth railroad horror has started
in the shape Of nineteen damage suits,
aggregating $l27,500. Ten are for As 900
each, all death eases. The others are for
injuries, and demand various sums.
reaching in one instance $4,000.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-09-09

Girls who are anxious for situations III
stores al three or four dollars Il ues4
without board can find plenty d
TO do houseworl at two dollars i N
and board, which is as good ~ 81
Tar elerkship At any time and lla tho
vantage Of fitting them TO become
housewives. The trouble miih many
girls who need wages is the fear AZ eins
something that society will not consi ler
respectable. The daughters Of poor peo.
pie are too proud to work as their fathers
and mothers did before them, but set
their caps marry some handsome young
man who will keep hired help and a car
riage. Instead Of fitting themselves 10
become wives OF men in their own sta
tions in life, they learn to despise the
mechanic and dream of becoming fine
ladies' with liyeried servants and gold
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
The National Convention.

The republican national committee
meets in Washington tomorrow for
the purpose of deciding on the time
and place of meeting and the basis of
representation of the next national
convention. AS to the place of holding
the convention Washington, Philadel-
phia, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago,
st. Louis, Omaha and Minneapolis
have all been mentioned, but the most
active competitors for the honor are
Chicago, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and
Omaha, the latter having raised fund
of 100000 to guarantee the expense.
An effort will be made, as in 1884, to
base the delegate representation on the
republican vote. The proposition failed
in 1884 through the strong opposition
of General Logan, though the commit
tee was almost equally divided in the
matter. 1t was urged by those sup
porting this departure that it was I'M
fair in itself, as we'll as unwise for the
party's interest, to give to the states of
the South, casting but few thousand
republican votes, and to congressional
districts in the South casting no re-
publican votes the same number of
representatives as the republican states
and districts in the North. The South,
without republican organization and
unable to give the party ticket single
electoral vote, has played an important
part in the selection of candidates out
of all proportion to the number of re-
publicans represented by the southern
delegates. On the other hand there
was the feeling which is strong with
every member of the party not to do
anything which would in the least dis
courage the republicans in the South.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

Henry Ward Beecher, which at the
time he called labor of love. The
Plymouth church people are indignant,
but no one has explained why DIR.
Parker should come across the broad
Atlantic and pay his own expenses for
the privilege of delivering an Grafton
on deceased pastor.
IN one of those spasms of candor
which occasionally overtake a southern
bourbon paper the Savannah Ne,oS adj
mits that when party lines are drawn
it is no use denying that the colored
vote is practically solid for the repub-
lican candidate The colored voter is
not open to argument upon this ques-
ton. He is certain to vote with the re-
publican party" Northern democratic
papers will please copy.
THE Hartford Post presents the
reason why the democratic and mug
wump press delight to refer to Gov
ernor Foraker of Ohio in the most
sighting terms in the following forci-
BILE manner: "The reason is not far
to seek. He it was who called such
sharp attention to President Cleve-
lands order returning the rebel flags
and caused him to rescind it in ire
mendous hurry. AS this is the only
instance in which the president has
been fairly forced to back water his
worshipers can never forgive Foraker"
THE Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald has discovered a
great conspiracy. 1t is this: James
G.. Blaine is expected to reach San
Francisco, Cal, on his return to the
United States on the Goth of June
next. He will return via Japan. Five
days after his arrival in San Francisco
the national republican convention will
be held. Mr.. Blaine will remain in
California until the nomination has
been made. One of Mr. Blaine's party
managers, who is authority for this
statement, says that the Maine states
man will be renominated practically
without opposition. His presence in
California will, it is believed, create so
great furore as to insure him the solid
vote of the entire Pacific slope. His
journey across the continent will be,
according to the present programme,
the greatest ovation ever accorded to
an American statesman, not excepting
that of General Grant in 1879" Chair
man Jones of the republican national
committee doubts if Mr.. Blaine will be
candidate, but some of Mr.. Blaine's
most intimate friends say that his in.
tentions are not known to ANYBODY out
side of his family.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Republican State Convention.

A meeting of the republican state COM
mittee was held at Burlington last week
Thursday night the following members be-
ing present: Hon. c. S. Page of Hyde Park
(chairman), Hon. George w. Grandey of
Vergennes, Charles f. yelling of Benning-
ton. Hon. NJ. A. Bingham of Essex juno
ton, Hon. S. ID. Hobson of Island Pond,
Oln Merrill of Enosburgh Falls, Hon. John
G.. Stearns of Bradford, Frederick w. Bald
win of Barton, William r. Page of Rutland,
General p. p. Pitkin of Montpelier, Hon.
l.. NJ. Reed of Bellows Falls, l.. o. Greene
of Woodstock, After some discussion it
was decided to hold the state convention in
Burlington the first Wednesday in April
One of the considerations which led the
committee to select an early date was the
fact that among the duties of the convention
would be the appointment of delegates to
the national republican convention. Other
matters in connection with the coming cam
paign were discussed but no further ac-
ton was taken. The meeting was one of
the largest held by the committee for years,
only three of the members being absent.
All of those present were in good spirits and
it was the general feeling that the outlook
for the coming campaign was encouraging
The convention to nominate a state ticket
will be held later, and probably in Mont
heller
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

were referred to the same committee.
The only other business of Importance
was the presentation of memorial for
constitutional prohibition amendment.
In the house Mr.. Cox nominated
Mr.. Carlisle for speaker and Mr.. Can
non of Illinois nominated Mr.. Reed of
Maine. The vote resulted: Carlisle,
1853; Reed, las; Brumm Qabor) of
Pennsylvania, 2. The speaker made
a long address, in which he urged re-
duction of the revenues. The nom
inees of the democratic caucus for Off
GERS of the house were then elected:
John b. Clark, clerk; j. p. Leedon,
sergeant-at-arms and a. B. Hurt, door
keeper.
AS the presidents message was not
sent in until yesterday we are unable
to give our usual abstract of the docu-
ment this week. 1t is stated that it is
short, dealing mostly with the tariff
and recommending SS0,000,000 reduc-
ton in customs revenue by lowering
duties and placing raw materials on
the free list.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Gettysburg Monument Commission.

The Vermont Gettysburg monument COM
mission held meeting at the Van Ness
House last week. Governor Ormsbee, Gen
eral Wells, Judge Veazey, Colonies f. S.
Stranahan, Albert Clarke and f. E. Smith
Captain n. f. Dunshee, Sergeant Cassius
Peck, f. +. Carreck and Lieutenant Bene-
dict were present. Governor Ormsbee,
from the subcommittee for the purpose, re-
ported Colonel Veazey and himself had Wis
tied the battlefield of Gettysburg, had def
nitely located the sites for the monuments
secured the ground for them from the Bat
tle-teld Association and completed all
needed arrangements on the field prelimi-
nary to the erection of the monuments.
The committee on design submitted a de-
sign for the main monument, being, as has
been heretofore stated, tiuted Corinthian
column, to be something over fifty feet in
height, and the same was adopted as the
design for the main monument, which is to
stand on the line of the Second Vermont
Brigade. General Wells submitted strik-
ing design for monument to the cavalry,
being a large granite block with bronze
panel bearing the spirited figure of cav
alryman on the skirmish line" General
Wells and Captain Stranahan We're ap-
pointed a subcommittee on design for the
on and adopt the same. Similar sub-com-
mittees were appointed for the old brigade
and the sharpshooters, consisting for the
former of Colonel Z. o. Seaver, Colonel w.
&. VeaZey and Captain @. HI. Forbes of
Brandon, and for the latter Captain Curtis
Abbott and Colonel Clarke. The commits
sion voted that "a committee of three on in
scriptions be appointed, to be selected by
the governor Other action was taken look
ing to letting Of the contracts for the
monuments at an early day.-Burlingto
Free Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Eggs Fifty Cents a Dozen.

a gentleman who keeps a few hens for
profit recently carried some fresh-laid eggs
to wholesale dealer at Faneuil Hall Mar
ket, Boston, and received for the same forty
him. Next week | will pay you forty-tive
cents, and before Christmas fifty cents a
dozen for all you will bring me like these"
What is true of Boston is in a measure
true of every market for eggs The next
eight weeks will be the season of highest
prices. Therefore work your hens now for
all they can do. We have no doubt but
that for the want of the proper ingredients
in their food more than one-half of the hens
in this country are now idle, when eggs will
sell for fifty cents per dozen. 1t is pure
folly to wonder, spend time and money or
experiment to find out why your hens do not
lay You better by far profit by the expert
ence of Others and make them lay during
December and January. The following
sworn statement shows that the quickest
and surest way to do this and increase the
egg product during these months from one
to six hundred per cent is by the use of
Sheridan Powder to make hens lay, once
daily, in the food:
SOUTH WALDoBoRo, Maine.-"I COM
menced December 6, 1886, to feed sixty
hens the Sheridan Powder according to di-
rections, and continued until January 31st.
The first week they laid only thirty eggs,
the second sixty-one, the third one hundred
lllTly -tlpnl, but iOulln one luuuTtu ulltlN-
six, the fifth two hundred siXty-two, the
sixth three hundred fifteen, the seventh
three hundred eighty-nine and the eighth
four hundred nine eggs" Or one hundred
fifty dozen for the eight weeks. yours
truly, G. n. Winchenbach."
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-eighth day of April, 1887. George
q. Benner, j. p"
|. S. johnson & Co., % Custom-house
street. Boston, Mass, are the only manu-
facturers of Sheridan's Powder to make
hens lay, which is sold by nearly all drug
gists and general storekeepers. For fifty
cents in stamps Johnson & Co. send, post
paid, to any address two packs of the pow
der five packs for S1.00. Or for 81 20 they
will send large MISUNDERSTANDING
can of powder, also one copy of the Farmers
cents), postage or express prepaid Six cans
sent for $500, express prepaid, to any eX-
press Office in the United States.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Notes and Opinions.

THE New York Mail and Erpress
says that mugwumps are formidable
only as friends.
THE "third-party" polled just Ill
votes in Iowa this year. And yet Iowa
is prohibition state.
THE third-party prohibition vote in
Pennsylvania has fallen from 80 ,45S in
in 1886 to Is, All this year.
SOME of the anti-railroad organs in
this state have soft side for the for
eign railroad corporations.
The democratic papers are not pre-
pared to explain why they are trying to
discourage republicans from renom-
mating Mr.. Blaine.
AFTER considerable manipulation of
the returns the Virginia democrats
have succeeded in figuring out a ma
jority of 426 on the popular vote.
Mr.. BLAINE and his friends are
said to have no preference regarding
the locality of the national convention
Some of his opponents are more par
ticular about it.
MINISTER PHELPS will be more I'M
popular than ever with the friends of
Ireland. He has been hobnobbing
with the prince of Wales and passing
very ELUSIVE compliments.
PARTIES that want to hold the bal
ance of power never accomplish any
thing by standing in both scales at
once. That is what's the matter with
the mugwumps.-Sprinqfeld Union.
THE total immigration into the
United States for the current year viii
reach 10000, a gain of 1000 over
that of last year. This prospective
number will have been surpassed only
four times in the history of our country
THE Springfield Republican (mug,
wump) remarks, with apparent satisfac-
ton: "The anti-Blaine talk among
the party newspapers up in Vermont
by the way, is of the healthy sort!'
viii the Republican please name thes,
"party organs" that the republican,
of Vermont may be fully enlightened?
REV DIR. JOSEPH PARKER confesse
that he received 500 for his eulogy o
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
The Postal Service.

The postal revenues continue to
show an excess of expenses over re-
ceipts, which indicate that the call for
further reduction in postal rates at
this time is premature. The annual
report of the postmaster-general states
that while there is gain in revenue of
"a SAC, 900, there has been an increase
in expenditure of S2,OO0,00O The de-
ficiency for the last fiscal year is 49,
976,504. The total number of post
offices October 1st was 55,434, of
which 1881 are salaried or presidential
offices. The appointments for the
year were 13, 079; 6,S63 were to fill va
cancies caused by expiration of COM
mission or resignation, 2,4S4 were re-
movals or suspensions, $50 were deaths
and 3,013 newly-established offices.
Among the appointments 1913 were
presidential, $50 for expiration of COM
mission, 237 removals, 122 designations,
80 deaths, and advance to the presi-
dental class, AS. A table is given
showing that but 313 of the 1889 presi-
dental offices have been unchanged
since the 4th of March, 1885. The
postmaster-general suggests the cree
ton of buildings by the government
for post-offices only, at a cost of S12,-
600 to $4,000; the extension of the
free-delivery system to every city and
town whose local conditions are favor
able to it; separate collection carriers
in large cities, and the repeal of the
prohibition of advertising cards on
third and fourth class matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Senator Sherman's Views.

Senator Sherman has recently ex-
pressed his views on the political situa-
ton in his usual direct way. He
presents a simple platform for the
republicans in next years contest, but
we doubt if it is sufficient for the
emergency. Nevertheless, it is strong
enough as far as it goes. He says re-
publicans should make an aggressive
campaign on the questions of protec-
ton to American industries and fair
count of the vote cast in the Southern
States. He is willing to forget the war
and forgive those who participated in
it, but he believes the time has now
come to protect the colored men of the
South in their political rights. The
Albany Journal well comments on this
sentiment: cone of the strongest evil
dences of the decay of the true Ameri-
can spirit is found in the mawkish
sentiment that defends the South in
its ill-treatment of the colored man on
the ground that he is ignorant and I'M
trustworthy. The same excuse was
made for slavery. 1t was said that
slavery was the normal condition of
the black man. 1t is marvellous fact
that some of the very men who alb
horred slavery are to-day excusing the
South for its unjust treatment of the
colored voter"
Now what is the remedy? Senator
Sherman finds it in section four of
article one of the Constitution, which
permits congress to regulate the times,
places and manner of holding elections
for its members. He believes it is
wholly within the power of congress to
provide the machinery for fair cleo
ton in the South, and he suggests the
appointment of boards of election to
see that the votes in all the states are
fairly counted, the expenses of such
boards to be paid out of the national
treasury, and their duties to be spe-
officially prescribed by congress. This
is all very well, but with democratic
majority in the lower house of congress
and democratic president the measure
is not practicable at this time. AS we
have said many times before, the
Northern States should refuse to con-
tinue the party in power which profits
by the suppression of the southern re-
publican vote. AS means to COM
pass a righteous end this will be found
the best.
In regard to the republican policy of
protection Senator Sherman's sugges-
tons are sound. He says: "The aim
ought to be to tax all foreign importa-
tions with which the American product
can not compete. Let in free all goods
in which America is not thrown in
competition, and likewise make free all
the articles which are the necessities of
life. In a nutshell, let come in free
everything we can not make. Put tax
on that which we can make, so that the
American manufacturer can pay his
workmen better wages than are paid in
Europe. This is the sum and sub
stance of protection"